Chapter two
Sisters
"Lord Death we have some visitors here to see you." Sid says. "Yes, I've been expecting them, bring them in." Lord death says in a slightly serious tone while still retaining his slightly comedic accent. Four people walk in wearing robe, the two noticeably older ones wear a red robe with a purple trim and the younger pair wear simple purple ones. The younger pair pulls down their hoods revealing their faces immediately, one has long blond hair with green eyes, and the other has short dark hair with brown eyes and glasses. "Sid, could you take the girls to the cafeteria, I'm sure they're starved after the walk here." Lord death asks. "Yes, if you two would follow me." Sid says, escorting the girls out of the room. "Cool I've never met a zombie before." One of them says before leaving the room.
"I'd like to get this matter settled on the straightaway." Lord Death says. "Yes, of course." Says the women of the pain, pulling down her hood revealing herself. She had crystal blue eyes and short neatly trimmed blond hair. The last figure unhooded himself revealing short trimmed white-silver hair, and tired looking brown eyes. "I'm Scylla Ashcroft, and as you know, I'm a witch." She was very straightforward. "That's not a name I know." Lord Death said. "Then that's probably a good thing isn't it?" She asked. "Yes, very, assuming that is your real name." Lord death countered, he obviously couldn't trust the witch. "I've done as you've asked, and my family has waited almost an entire year for this day." The women said clenching her fists and taking a breath. "In all the letters, I don't believe you've ever stated exactly why you're doing this." Lord Death said. "We want our daughters safe." She said. "If they continue living like witches, they'll be hunted like witches, and they will die like witches. They're not witches, they don't deserve that." The man said. "I don't believe we've been introduced." Lord Death says. "My apologies, I am Hunter Ashcroft." He says. "One of them you claim to have adopted? That's almost unheard of, care to explain?" Lord Death asked. "Once our daughter got to the normal age of displaying witch properties, she wasn't. We planned that, if it came down to it, we would bring her here to be a meister or weapon. We were hoping she would be a meister and Avina would be a weapon. She wasn't, but it doesn't really matter. This way she's still not alone, she still has her sister." Scylla says.
"How did come across Avina?" Lord death asks. "We found her as a baby, in an old burned house. It had only been burned sometime before. We figured it was a miracle she was alive, her parents were dead." Hunter explained. "And you just happened to have been there?" Lord Death asks. "Not exactly, During the whole Kishin incident we were following a nasty fire witch who'd gone mad; we still don't have her name." Scylla explained. "I see, well as I said before, I'll see what I can do with the girls, but if they turn out to be witches, then they won't escape the midst of the DWMA." Lord Death warned.
"We realize. Is there anything else you'd like to discuss?" Hunter asked. "No more, I'll have Sid bring the girls in so you can goodbye one last time." Lord Death says. "I was listening outside the door." Sid says opening the door and bringing the girls in. "So we're ganna be staying?" Danielle asks sadly. "That's right sweetie. We need to leave now. Be good." Scylla said, putting her arms around her daughter, both shedding their final tears.
"Be good." Hunter says hugging Avina. "I will be." She says voice cracking. "Don't let your sister get into to much trouble." Hunter says voice cracking. "I never do." She says voice in shambles. "We love you both." Scylla says pulling her soon to be broken-up family toward her. A small sigh came from the Death Lord. He didn't take any pleasure at all in splitting a family apart, and would have actually preferred not to, but it was for the best. "Sid." He said. "Yes Lord death." Sid said hesitantly. "Be safe." Hunter said, before letting go of his two daughters.
"Come with me, and we can put your stuff in a dorm." Sid said. Sometime later the girls sit in their room wondering what they're new life is going to be like, then someone knocked on the door. "Hello again," Sid said.
"Do you want the day to relax, or would you rather meet some of the other students?" Sid asks. "Let's meet some friends." Danielle said. "In the very least it would help us discover a weapon, plus I hate being cooped up in here." Avina said. "That's the spirit!" Sid said, as they leaped from their beds.
"What do you think they'll be like?" Danielle asked. "Mannered I'm sure." Avina said as Sid opened the door to the N.O.T class. It was a disaster. The new recruits were talking, some throwing paper balls and airplanes, and others fighting as if to the death. "What are they doing?" Avina asked, staring the very essence of chaos in the face. "Their assignment. The first few weeks everyone just tries to get to know each other. Sparring doesn't hurt anyone either." Sid answers.
"Newcomers." Bryan notes. "So?" I ask uninterested. "So we still need meisters." He said. "Who is this 'we'?" I ask him. "Right baby?" I ask Amanda who was sitting on the row above and behind us. "Watch it or ill I kick your skull in." She says after a scoff and a chuckle, with her face in a manga. I know she's hiding a smile behind that manga, I just know it.
"Why don't you go say hi to them over there?" Sid directs the girls to us. Bryan and I make eye-contact for a split second. "Nice." I say, planning to grudge through the forced conversation. "Just don't be anything weird." He says. "You and I both know that's impossible." I point out. "Aint that the truth?" Amanda added with a chuckle. I know must people would be offended by that, but I take pride in being strange like I am. The girls walk up the college-like classroom passing the rows in front of ours.
"Hi." Avina greeted. "hey." Bryan responded. "Sup?" I ask with no real emotion in my voice one way or the other. I almost feel mean like I'm pushing someone away for no reason; but in the end I know she probably wouldn't like me anyway. That's judging by her looks anyway, she had short black hair, a red blouse black bell bottoms, glasses, a necktie with the death insignia, and black dress shoes. No way she'd be the type to put up with someone spontaneous like me.
"What manga are you reading?" Danielle asks Amanda. "Okane Ga Nai."Amanda answers. "Oh." Danielle's face flushed with a bright red. "You've read it?" Amanda asks with a smile. "Some of it." Danielle admits. I look over the girl for a minute. She had blond hair, crystal blue eyes, Black tank top and blue jeans. I wonder if Bryan likes blondes.
"Weapons or meisters?" Avina asks everyone. I figured she'd want to get straight to business. "Weapon." Bryan answers. "Same." I repeat. "Meister." Amanda says. "Can you transform?" Avina asks. "Yeah." I answer. "Show me." She says. I stand up, pushing the chair back. Bryan pushes his chair back and stands up as well.
I jump in the air with a blue flash and transform. Bryan catches my handle, basic sword with gold colored sabre guard. I un-transform the top half of my body, taking the place of the top of the blade. "Change places with me now." I say, I felt really awkward being in weapon form. He jumps up throwing me straight up transforming in his own blue flash. I hand crouched on my feet and I catch Bryan by the middle of his handle. He's a black scythe with the top edge serrated. Sure as hell nothing I'd want to fight.
"That's cool." Danielle says. "Can I see?" She asks. I pause for a moment. "Hey kid, catch." I say. "You're not black and you're not a football player." Amanda says, getting the reference. "Whatever." I say, handing Bryan to Danielle. She almost drops him due to the weight. "Didn't expect it to be this heavy." She says. "Yeah, since it's your first time you'll need to learn to synchronize your souls better." Amanda says. I try not to but I let out a small chuckle. "What?" Avina asks. "It's her first time." I say giggling. "Hey your first time was with a guy." Amanda points out.